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About the Author

Tommy Redolfi is an illustrator, comic book author and movie director whose first work, Rayban Dog was published in 2003 by Editions Paquet. La perspective Nevski was also published by Paquet in 2005 and then, in 2006 he published Mae West by Editions Nocturne. Viktor was published by Editions La Boîte à bulles and, in 2009 La maison sur la colline by Dupuis. He fell in love with Hoffmann’s fantasy stories and chose to adapt one: “Le violon de Crémone,” released in January 2010. His seventh tale, “Mon Oncle”, an autobiographic story, came out in April 2012. In addition to his publications, Tommy Redolfi produces short films ( Marcus, L’insouciant, La Grande Evasion ), some of which have been rewarded in various festivals. He also conducts comic book workshops and works as an illustrator on poster creations, novel front covers, CDs and cartoon scenery. He currently resides in Paris, France.

Editorial Reviews

07/23/2018Although Marilyn Monroe’s life story has been told and retold before, this harrowing graphic novel proves that there are still provocative ways to delve into her tale. Stuttering and demure, Norma Jeane Baker sets out into Holy Wood, a sacred gloomy forest filled with former carnies and show business caravans. Initially met with failure and cruelty, she chases her dream to become a star and finds herself under the watch of the mysterious and oracular Wilcox couple: “The Founders” of Holy Wood. With their help, she sacrifices herself to become Marilyn Monroe. As the spotlight closes in on Marilyn, she must struggle to determine who she really is, and what monsters of the past lie still in the darkness. The evocative artwork, with careful shadowing and keenly drawn facial expressions, creates a lingering sense of empathy between the reader and Marilyn. Colors shift in warmth and intensity as the story progresses. While staying true to the real-life tale of Norma Jeane’s transformation to Monroe, this fantasy creates a rich imaginary world that pays homage to the struggles of the late actress. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"A brilliant, hallucinatory meditation on the phenomenon of Marilyn Monroe. It will alter your understanding of both Hollywood and Marilyn.”DAVID CRONENBERG

“A dark, beautiful fairy tale.” ― THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

“Harrowing…. Evocative….While staying true to the real-life tale of Norma Jeane’s transformation to Monroe, this fantasy creates a rich imaginary world that pays homage to the struggles of the late actress.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“On the outside, you wouldn’t think of Marilyn Monroe’s life as a horror movie. Redolfi makes a very convincing argument for why you should.” ― COMICON.COM

“You may never look at a photo of Marilyn Monroe the same way again.” ― SYFY

"Essential. Tommy Redolfi infuses the ensemble with a strange energy that is both dark and glittery, mixing Freudian symbolism and morals of the fables of our childhood for a haunting and absolutely unique result."L'AVIS DES BULLES

"Cultivating the art of metaphor and the legendary forest myth, Tommy Redolfi delivers with [ Marilyn's Monsters ], a fantasy portrait of Marilyn Monroe, a reinvented, haunting and dreamlike biopic of Marilyn's career. A reading experience that will make your summer!"BRANCHES CULTURES

"Transcendent, hypnotic, and emotionally devastating." FANBASE PRESS

“An impressive and disturbing look at a world renowned sex symbol. There's an unsettling quality to Redolfi's artwork that fills you with paranoia, making you question every character's motives. This is a book that will stay with you for some time. At the bare minimum, it will make you think twice before hanging up that Marilyn Monroe poster you bought at Target.” ― HORROR TALK

“Immersive, unsettling and ultimately tragic.” ― IMPULSE GAMER

“The world of Hollywood filmmaking is a strange beast. It can chew up and spit out those who come in with the purest of intentions while also lauding and championing those who will do anything it takes to succeed, even if it means stabbing someone else in the back. It’s not for the faint of heart, that’s for damn sure. Enter author Tommy Redolfi…. [with] a hallucinatory take on the life of Norma Jean Baker, aka Marilyn Monroe.” ― DREAD CENTRAL

“Set in the famous Hollywood Hills, where a dark and twisted forest is home to freaks and rundown trailers; a shy Norma Jean finds a home and begins to plan for her eventual stardom, blind to the perilous danger of the demons and monsters, both real and imaginary that are vying for her very soul. Tommy Redolfi seems to have taken all that we know about Marilyn and weaved a tale of not quite terror in line with the TV show American Horror.” ― COMIC CRUSADERS

“A gripping psychological thriller...Writer/artist Tommy Redolfi mixes the facts about Marilyn Monroe’s past with surrealism. Readers may know know about Monroe’s previous marriages but they’ve never felt the scars of her divorces like this. Even if you don’t know anything about her movies, it’s still a dark and seedy tale about Hollywood..”― VILLAIN MEDIA

"Redolfi’s cartooning moves between aesthetics, from the nightmarish real world to the style of vintage cartoons, creating a hallucinatory effect that perfectly matches the dark underbelly of old Hollywood, and the sacrifices stars made to become beloved by millions.” – PASTE MAGAZINE

From the Publisher

11/01/2018While the life story of Marilyn Monroe (1926{amp}ndash;62) has been told countless times across a variety of media, there's never been an account quite like this. Redolfi (Viktor) reimagines Hollywood as "Holy Wood," a vast foreboding forest peopled by a bizarre set of characters all under the sway of the Founders, a sinister group of living shadows with total control over who becomes a star in the movies made there and sent out into the world via a system of pipelines. Enter shy, ambitious Norma Jean Baker, soon to be selected for transformation. In presenting Monroe's harrowing journey through a surrealistic realm steeped in hallucinatory imagery and dread, Redolfi forgoes a gossipy, warts and all Hollywood biography in favor of an attempt to capture his subject's emotional state, with enthralling results. VERDICT Perfect for horror fans{amp}mdash;especially those of David Lynch or David Cronenberg.{amp}mdash;TB